20071009022469A

Accident · Minor damage

FAA accident report · Arostr RX 8 · Rio Rancho, NM · October 9, 2007

Date: October 9, 2007
Place: Rio Rancho, NM
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5315M
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN08LA007
Reported as: Arostr RX8
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 780 total680 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N5315MRegistered now · Aerostar International RX 8S/N RX8-3355 · Built 2002 Airframe modelAerostar International RX 8 Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On October 9, 2007, N5315M, an aero star industries model RX-8 balloon, serial number RX8-3355, made a hard landing in a gulley near boadmoor and high ridge in Rio Rancho, new Mexico. There was a pilot and 2 passengers on board. The pilot was the only one to have injuries. According to the pilot, the basket impacted the ground and slid against the sidewall of the gulley where it stopped abruptly. The pilot also opined that her two passengers pushed against her with enough force that the pressure between the propane fuel tank and the passengers broke and displaced her pubic bone.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON OCTOBER 9, 2007, N5315M, AN AERO STAR INDUSTRIES MODEL RX-8 BALLOON, SERIAL NUMBER RX8-3355, MADE A HARD LANDING IN A GULLEY NEAR BOADMOOR AND HIGH RIDGE IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO. THERE WAS A PILOT AND 2 PASSENGERS ON BOARD. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE INJURIES. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE BASKET IMPACTED THE GROUND AND SLID AGAINST THE SIDEWALL OF THE GULLEY WHERE IT STOPPED ABRUPTLY. THE PILOT ALSO OPINED THAT HER TWO PASSENGERS PUSHED AGAINST HER WITH ENOUGH FORCE THAT THE PRESSURE BETWEEN THE PROPANE FUEL TANK AND THE PASSENGERS BROKE AND DISPLACED HER PUBIC BONE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB DEN08LA007Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportAlbuquerque, NMThe pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control due to high winds, resulting in the aircraft coming in contact with an arroyo and a wall in a residential area.Oct 9, 2007 · Substantial damage